The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has issued a stern warning against energy theft, urging customers to desist from illegal activities that compromise service quality and the safety of the community. This call to action underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to ensuring a stable and reliable power supply, especially during the festive season. In a statement released on Tuesday and made available to NEW DAILY PRIME, the Managing Director of…

A recent string of tragic events has sparked outrage and calls for accountability, as the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) demands equal treatment for organizers of palliative distributions in Abuja, Anambra, and Ibadan. The incidents, which occurred in the past week, resulted in the loss of approximately 50 lives, mostly children, due to stampedes during palliative distributions. While the organizers of the Ibadan event were arrested and detained, those responsible for…

With Nigeria rated as having the highest number of Out-School-Children, OSC, in the world, with estimate at about 20.5 million, the figure is not coming down soon, as the harsh economic condition in the country is aggravating the situation. This is just as the rate of Learning Poverty is also not receding. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) defines learning poverty as a child’s inability to read and…

By Alade Adisa The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has decried the level of hunger and poverty in the country, saying it has become unbearable and that governments at all levels should take urgent actions to address the menace.The group, which consists of opposition parties in the country, noted that the high level hunger and poverty was the main cause of the stampedes that occurred recently in some parts of…

The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has launched President Bola Tinubu’s end-of-year food intervention programme aimed at supporting vulnerable women and families in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The event, held under the banner of the “Renewed Hope Year-End Intervention,” seeks to alleviate the economic challenges faced by women and other vulnerable groups. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, yesterday, Sulaiman-Ibrahim highlighted the programme’s significance in addressing pressing societal needs.…

A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State has remanded three prominent individuals in connection to the tragic stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School, Ibadan. The remanded individuals are Abdullahi Fasasi, the school’s principal; Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Naomi Silekunola, the former wife of Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that the police confirmed 35 children dead as…

Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has been released from the Ekiti State correctional facility after fulfilling his bail conditions. Farotimi regained his freedom on Tuesday morning, following his arraignment at a magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti. The court had granted him bail set at ₦30 million, with additional stipulations, including the provision of two sureties. Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun specified that the sureties must be “responsible citizens,” with at least…

In a disturbing turn of events, suspected political thugs stormed the Oredo Local Government Area secretariat in Edo State on Monday, forcibly preventing Chairman Tom Obaseki from accessing his office. Armed and chanting war songs, the hoodlums occupied strategic positions within the secretariat, prompting Obaseki to retreat. Obaseki, who had resumed work following a recent Edo State High Court ruling that nullified his suspension, expressed concern over the escalating situation.…

Fifteen individuals, including a one-year-old boy, were brutally murdered on Sunday night in an attack on Ri Do, known as Gidan Ado, a small hamlet in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack, reportedly carried out by unidentified gunmen, left several others seriously injured. The hamlet, predominantly inhabited by Irigwe natives from Bassa, was invaded under the cover of darkness, sparking outrage and concern from the community. The…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved long-awaited telecom tariff increases, which will take effect in January 2025. This decision ends over a decade of lobbying by telecom giants such as MTN Nigeria, Airtel, and 9Mobile, who have advocated for price adjustments to align with the economic realities faced by the industry. Despite rising operational costs, driven by inflation, telecom operators have not been able to raise their tariffs for…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has partnered with the Blessed Royal Jewel Foundation to distribute food and non-food items to victims of the September 10th floods and other vulnerable residents in Maiduguri, Borno State. The aid package included bags of rice, mats, sugar, detergent, mosquito nets, coils, cooking oil, and Milo beverages, all intended to alleviate the hardship faced by the affected individuals. Representing the Blessed Royal Jewel Foundation,…

Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has stated that the Oke-Ogun region in Oyo State is determined to produce the next governor of the state in the 2027 elections. He emphasised that the region will not settle for the deputy governorship position and that political leaders from the zone, especially those in the All Progressives Congress (APC), have begun strategic discussions to ensure the region’s candidate emerges as the governor.…